Chen Xi can be regarded as a believer in "the warehouse is solid and you know etiquette, and you have enough food and clothing to know honor and disgrace", and he is also the executor of this theory.
In fact, the Chen family who was born in Tian Qi mostly believed in this sentence. After all, this was Guan Zhong's theory. Although the Tian family overthrew the Jiang family, the Tian family respected Guan Zhong.
Well, in fact, he should have a lot of respect for Duke Huan of Qi Jiang Xiaobai. After all, it was this man who took Chen Wan in and allowed the Chen family to flourish again. However, the old Chen family took away the foundation of Xiaobai's descendants and paid tribute to him. Duke Huan of Qi went too far, so he converted to Guan Zhong.
Chen Xi also believes in this theory and does not dare to say that he regards it as a guideline. He has indeed been practicing this theory. This is why the old people of the Chen family feel that Chen Xi is also orthodox.
Although Chen Xi often felt that those old men simply thought Chen Xi was strong enough, so they gave Chen Xi an orthodox position, but having said that, there was indeed an element of nostalgia in it.
"This level is still far from the prosperous age." Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei with calm eyes, "Maybe in the eyes of the people, this is already a prosperous age, but in my eyes, I can do better. Now even Cao Cao It’s not even as good as Sikong’s poem.”
Cao Cao's poem about wine was about the prosperous age in Cao Cao's eyes. If that poem is used as a standard, the current Central Plains has barely reached the standard in the poem, at most it is slightly lacking. However, in Chen Xi's opinion, this is not enough.
"Zichuan, what was it like when you were the poorest when you were a child?" Liu Bei walked to a blue-tiled house, stretched out his hand to open the door, and asked with a smile as he led Chen Xi in.
"When I was the poorest?" Chen Xi thought for a moment and shook his head, "When I was the poorest, I probably lived much better than these people."
The simplest way to put it is not to say that in his previous life, Chen Xi also grew up eating white rice in this life. Even if his family is in poverty and he may have a shelf of books, he is not a poor person at this time. Even when Chen Xi came over, the maid singer in the family was not poor. They all left because Chen Xi couldn't afford to fall ill, not because the family had no money or food.
A family that can use the education of aristocratic family members to train their heirs cannot be said to be poor.
"That's right. After all, you are from the Chen family in Yingchuan." Liu Bei nodded and said, "Take me for example. When I was a child, I lived with my clan. Of course, the down-and-out royal family cannot compare to you who have been with us for thousands of years. Noble man."
"It's nonsense. You are a nobleman for thousands of years. My ancestors also had their downfalls." Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said. In fact, if you look up the history, before the Three Kingdoms, no matter how miserable the old Chen family was, they could still stand upright on the table. , the recent branch is not at all as depressed as Liu Bei's early years.
However, Liu Bei did not mean to expose it. Instead, he smiled and said, "I lost my father when I was young. I lived a very hard life when I was a child. At that time, I thought I was already miserable. Later I found out that there were more people who were even worse. I was eating millet. They were eating wild vegetables and yellow rice with crumbs."
There was laughter when he spoke, but there was a touch of tragedy when he said it. Chen Xi remained silent after hearing this. He had never eaten yellow rice with crumbs, but he had eaten wild vegetables, stir-fried mustard seeds and so on. Especially delicious.
"When I was young, I was ignorant, so I asked them why they didn't wash away the debris." Liu Bei said as he walked in, "Do you know what those people answered?"
"When you wash yellow rice, the starch will be lost. The cleaner you wash it, the more it will be lost." Chen Xi looked at the layout in the house and replied casually, "Cook it directly. Although there will be residue, be careful when eating it. It’s not a question, that’s probably the answer.”
Liu Bei was stuck, and suddenly didn't know what to say. Looking at Chen Xi's completely blank expression, Liu Bei sighed. Chen Xi really understood, and was not joking.
"Yes, that's the answer." Liu Bei said with a sad face, "However, those days are considered good days. At least there are wild vegetables and yellow rice, and you can survive until the Yellow Turban Rebellion. At that time, I really couldn’t survive.”
"So Xuande Gong didn't agree with killing the Yellow Turbans, right?" Chen Xi suddenly looked sideways at Liu Bei and said, "Xuan De Gong wanted to save those people, right?"
"I couldn't save it at all. I didn't have the ability or the power. After the Yellow Turban War ended, I felt that there was something wrong with the world, and I really thought about how to change the world." Liu Bei recalled his expression. Somewhat sad.
Chen Xi was almost clear about what happened next. Before he met him, Liu Bei still hit a wall. Although many people thought Liu Bei was a hero, it was useless. Being a hero did not mean that Liu Bei could succeed. He had nothing in terms of ability, connections, and territory.
"I'm just lucky." Liu Bei suddenly smiled and patted Chen Xi on the shoulder.
"Yes, yes, I'm grateful to have met you." Chen Xi said sincerely, "So let's keep working. We haven't even finished half of the journey, and we have to drag it to the finish line."
"Well, that's right, keep going!" Liu Bei said with high spirits, then took off his shoes and prepared to get on the couch. Nowadays, earthen beds have become quite popular, and many people like to build such a thing.
But after Liu Bei got on the bed with high spirits, he suddenly remembered, shouldn't he relieve Chen Xi's worries? Why is it that Chen Xi doesn't have any ups and downs at all, and yet he becomes more motivated? What the hell kind of operation is this?
"That's not right, Zichuan, didn't you feel touched when you saw those things?" After Liu Bei got on the kang, he suddenly turned around and asked Chen Xi.
"What?" Chen Xi was confused, what were he looking at? Is the city wall well built? I praised it.
"People's food! There is also the smell of cooking smoke." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi in confusion and said.
"Yellow rice, what's wrong? There are still steamed buns at the construction site, and they have been upgraded to baked bread recently?" Chen Xi rolled his eyes and said.
Yes, Chen Xi has really made bread baking. In fact, he can order it after he can make dough. But Chen Xi has never ordered it. The requirements for baking are much higher than those for steamed buns. That At that time, he couldn't afford this. Even if it cost only a penny, Chen Xi had always saved whatever he could, but it didn't matter now.
By the way, Chen Xi makes real whole wheat bread, even the bran is not left out, and some salt and sugar are added to deal with it, so that it can be eaten by future generations. Not many people eat it, but there are still many people who like to eat it. , bread with pickles, tastes pretty good too.
"..." Liu Bei discovered that Chen Xi's way of thinking was not consistent with his way of thinking at all, but when he thought about it, the construction site was still full of white steamed buns.
"As for the fragrance of cooking smoke, it's not as fragrant as the one at my house." Chen Xi looked outside with a sly look in his eyes, and stretched out his index finger to think, and finally came to a conclusion.
Liu Bei said that at this moment he wanted to rush down, pick up Chen Xi and throw him out. Compare the deliciousness with Chen Xi's kitchen. Let's scatter it. Let's scatter it all. This guy is the one who invented all the dishes. Chen Xi's love for the appetite It seems unreasonable to many people, but we have to admit that the stuff circulated in Chen Xi's family is really delicious.
"By the way, Mr. Xuande, you probably have an outhouse here." Chen Xi looked around curiously. It was very clean, with obvious signs of cleaning, and Old Man Li seemed to be quite familiar with Liu Bei, even if he couldn't see him. Not many times, it does seem like a village. What about the hostess?
"What are you thinking about?" Liu Bei snorted and said angrily, "I can still be like you."
"No, we are not people who raise wives. Cai Chen is the legitimate son of the Cai family, and I was raised." Chen Xi looked like you are slandering me by saying this.
"Forget it, forget it, let's not mention those bad things." Liu Bei changed the topic, and Chen Xi said that there must be a story in it, and there must be a mistress in the story.
So Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei with a sly smile, and got on the couch. There was a stove on the couch itself, and there was warm wine on it. He took out the wooden gift box from the side, and Liu Bei placed the side dishes and snacks in two or three times. It's quite weird, but it seems that Liu Bei likes it better in the city.
"Hehehehe." Chen Xi smiled very obscenely, while Liu Bei just drank silently.
"Tell me, Mr. Xuande, what's going on." Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei with a smile.
"There are not as many stories as you think." Liu Bei said angrily.
"I haven't said it's a story yet!" Chen Xi said with a smile, "Where's the mistress? She doesn't know how to cook in the kitchen. That's not right."
"Okay, she's not here." Liu Bei said angrily, "Why do you have so many things in your head? You are not so mobile when you are working. Why are you so excited when gossiping? What do you want to see? What?"
"Wow, from now on, the eldest brother will not talk about the second brother, and I will be despised by you for the eldest lady. It's fine now, help me carry it together in the future." Chen Xi said excitedly, he has a teammate, although this teammate is not very reliable. It's not a good idea, but at least I can share the pressure.
"Your mother-in-law arranged this place." Liu Bei said faintly, but this light sentence was like a heavy punch, knocking Chen Xi down and leaving him speechless for a long time.
After a long time, Chen Xi picked up the wine glass and said quietly, "Let's discuss national affairs and the people's food and clothing issues. Let's forget about the rest."
"Didn't you dance very happily just now?" Liu Bei said with a smile, "This pickle is quite good. Try it. It is so cheap and has a meaty flavor. This is my first choice in the past forty years. It’s the first time I’ve seen it. Such a large portion costs only twenty-two cents, and a clay pot was given as a gift. I guess this thing was made by you, right?”
"Of course it's me. Others will lose money selling such a cheap thing." Chen Xi glanced at it. This was the pinnacle work made by more than a dozen cooks in his family. Speaking of which, the cooks in Chen Xi's family actually More than maids.
